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Autore |
Degler Carl N |
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Titolo |
In Search of Human Nature [[electronic resource] ] : The Decline and Revival of Darwinism in American Social Thought |
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New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1991 |
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1-4237-3775-X |
1-60129-897-8 |
0-19-972901-8 |
1-280-52634-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (413 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. -- local |
Social Darwinism -- United States -- History |
Sociobiology -- History |
Social Darwinism - History - United States |
Sociobiology - History |
Eugenics - History |
Human-animal relationships |
Sociobiology - history |
Biological Evolution |
Cultural Evolution |
Eugenics - history |
Genetics, Behavioral |
History, 19th Century |
History, 20th Century |
Selection, Genetic |
Social Change |
Sociology & Social History |
Social Sciences |
Electronic books. |
United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; I. Biology Acknowledged; 1. Invoking the Darwinian Imperative; 2. Beyond the Darwinian Imperative; II. The Sovereignty of Culture; 3. Laying the Foundation; 4. In the Wake of Boas; 5. Does Sex Tell Us Anything?; 6. Decoupling Behavior from Nature; 7. Decoupling Intelligence from Race; 8. Why Did Culture Triumph?; III. Remembering Darwin; 9. Biology Redivivus; 10. The Case of the Origin of the Incest Taboo; 11. The Uses of Biology; 12. Biology and the Nature of Females; 13. The Uses and Misuses of Evolutionary Theory in Social Science; Epilogue: Beyond Social Science; Notes; Index; A |
BC; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Exploring the changes in scientific thought over the last 100 years, Degler's 'In Search of Human Nature' provides a detailed perspective on the reasons behind the shifting emphasis in social thought from biology, to culture, and again to biology. |
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